Wednesday, February 3, 1999 Into the woods SUMMER: Swimming, hiking, playing with youngsters: it’s all in a day’s work for Bruin Woods camp counselors. By Michelle Navarro Daily Bruin Senior Staff While most UCLA students surf the net and scour the classifieds for summer internships and jobs, a select few will be packing up their shorts, sandals and bug spray. Read more...

Wednesday, February 3, 1999 LAUSD stresses English comprehension to improve students’ education READING: Teachers, kids benefit from guidelines, suggested lesson plans By Karla Y. Pleitez Daily Bruin Contributor Seeking to better student performance, Los Angeles school officials unveiled a plan last week that will require elementary schools to spend a minimum of two hours on reading and language arts each day, with lessons that are grounded in phonics. Read more...

Wednesday, February 3, 1999 Neuroscience building to host Cafe Synapse ASUCLA: Upscale image of union’s new restaurant targets scientific clientele By Karen Thompson Daily Bruin Contributor Following several delays, Cafe Synapse, a new Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA) restaurant, is scheduled to open Monday on the second floor of the Gonda (Goldschmeid) Neuroscience and Genetics Research Center. Read more...

Tuesday, February 2, 1999 Dental institute narrows quest for new director of UCLA school APPLICANTS: Committee now sees three eligible for professorship, status By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Contributor As the search continues for a new director of the UCLA Dental Research Institute (DRI), the newly appointed search committee has narrowed the candidates down to three top picks. Read more...

Tuesday, February 2, 1999 Dissecting the Major MAJORS: Pre-medical rivalry combined with tough material makes biology one of UCLA’s biggest, baddest majors By Michelle Navarro Daily Bruin Senior Staff Welcome to the biological sciences, where two years of laboratory experience is average, 80 hours of volunteering at the UCLA Medical Center is normal, and having class on Friday is usually unavoidable. Read more...

Tuesday, February 2, 1999 Future lawyers argue in mock trials CONTEST: Program set in court permits students to get the real experience By Brian Fishman Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA’s athletic teams are not the only campus groups aiming for a national title. Read more...

Tuesday, February 2, 1999 Lu Valle falls short of fiscal expectations ASUCLA: New manager hopes improvements will produce desired revenue By Neal Narahara Daily Bruin Contributor Lu Valle Commons has been a thorn in the side of the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA) this year, as it has consistently failed to meet expectations since the beginning of this fiscal year last August. Read more...